Mary
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Hi all - I know this is a CFS/ME forum but am hoping someone here might be able to help my sister.
She was just told she likely has rheumatoid arthritis - she has bodywide pain, it started in her clavicle and has progressed, she gets fevers, severe muscle weakness, tendon problems, she's a mess. However, she doesn't have any redness or swelling of her joints, which I think is usually the major symptom of RA.
She also doesn't have sleep difficulties.
She had one test for lyme which was negative but I know that doesn't necessarily mean much and the doctor is going to do one more lyme test. He's not an LLD though and is only doing the second test at her request.
She's been taking ibuprofen - it's the only way she can really function, and when the pain is gone or lessened, her muscle strength comes back. She also gets regular fevers which disappear with the ibuprofen. When the ibuprofen kicks in, she doesn't feel too bad.
She also gets some numbness I think in her hands, I can't remember exactly.
Any ideas, anyone?
Her CRP number was around 10 I think.
Mary
She was just told she likely has rheumatoid arthritis - she has bodywide pain, it started in her clavicle and has progressed, she gets fevers, severe muscle weakness, tendon problems, she's a mess. However, she doesn't have any redness or swelling of her joints, which I think is usually the major symptom of RA.
She also doesn't have sleep difficulties.
She had one test for lyme which was negative but I know that doesn't necessarily mean much and the doctor is going to do one more lyme test. He's not an LLD though and is only doing the second test at her request.
She's been taking ibuprofen - it's the only way she can really function, and when the pain is gone or lessened, her muscle strength comes back. She also gets regular fevers which disappear with the ibuprofen. When the ibuprofen kicks in, she doesn't feel too bad.
She also gets some numbness I think in her hands, I can't remember exactly.
Any ideas, anyone?
Her CRP number was around 10 I think.
Mary